Visual Storytelling Editor, Wider Image (Level 1 Journalist)
Reuters is looking for an experienced photo/multimedia storyteller that has experience in project management and multimedia production, to join Reuters as Editor on its Wider Image desk in the production of long-form photo stories.
This role will expand the Wider Image team that works remotely with photographers across the globe to produce the most impactful, insightful, and competitive visual stories for media clients.
In this role, the Visual Storytelling Editor will report to, the Senior Editor, Wider Image and Special Projects.
A commitment to preserving the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity, and freedom from bias is essential. So is absolute dedication to the safety of all the photographers who provide pictures to Reuters.
Only candidates who possess current working rights in either Singapore or Bangkok shall be considered.
About the Role
In this opportunity as Visual Storytelling Editor, Wider Image, you will:
- Help manage project production across all time zones and regions.
- Conceptualize stories and bring fresh ideas to our news gathering and presentations on our microsite, deepening our storytelling efforts and staying abreast of the changing industry.
- Produce and edit photo driven/multimedia stories.
- Learn how to build microsites on our custom platform.
- Work with reporting teams on stories from ideation and research to newsgathering, making sure each story has all complementing elements.
- Help curate multiple yearend Pictures of the Year packages.
- Produce at short notice a “Picture and its Story” feature based on a viral or especially impactful photo or photos from the Reuters picture wire.
- Promote diversity of our photographer pool and of the topics and people we report on.
About You
You’re a fit for the role of Visual Storytelling Editor, Wider Image, if you have:
- A minimum of five years of experience in visual journalism.
- Fluency in written and spoken English. (Additional languages are an advantage.
- Extensive experience working with large volumes of photos with criteria.
- Experience with multimedia (audio, video and text) editing either as a separate product or in combination with still photos.
- Ability to develop talent and build inclusive teams.
- Newsroom experience working with editors and field journalists.
- Excellent news judgment.
- Digital fluency and the ability to learn new tools.
- Experience building multimedia stories for digital publication.
What's in it for you
At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:
Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days
Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.
About Reuters
Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.
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Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.
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Accessibility
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
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